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maejay91

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20. I might not be that smart but..

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 03:18 AM

Jul 2012

I sincerely want to know what exactly they were protesting and why they needed to mace the police, I'm not trying to argue that it wasn't appropriate that they do so I am just trying to understand the whole story. The problem is that when I Google it or try to look it up nothing comes up but a bunch of anarchist sites and bloggers reposting the picture. I tried reading the threads and comments on some of the blogs but none of them had the back story, just opinions based of the picture. So does anyone know the whole story here? To be totally honest I may just be failing at research haha

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PIC: In Ukraine, protestors mace police [View all] yurbud Jul 2012 OP

If we did that in the USA, they would shoot and kill the protestors... rfranklin Jul 2012 #1

Curious, would you agree that it would be justifiable? tkmorris Jul 2012 #5

Kiling the protestors or spraying the cops? pennylane100 Jul 2012 #10

Killing the protestors if they maced the police. tkmorris Jul 2012 #16

It was an ironic comment not an endorsement... rfranklin Jul 2012 #17

I gotcha tkmorris Jul 2012 #22

Which is why I cheer when police budgets are cut. Zalatix Jul 2012 #14

And you think the privately owned police will be malaise Jul 2012 #18

Most rent a cops I've seen have more interest in their phone than in security. Sirveri Jul 2012 #23

Only way to be sure Strelnikov_ Jul 2012 #19

Good for the goose, good for the gander imho...... Little Star Jul 2012 #2

Well, in most countries the people expect the police to work FOR them. sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #3

Sadly, there would be a lot of "tsk-tskers," even here, if citizens tried to work on an even playing villager Jul 2012 #6

I approve! n/t backscatter712 Jul 2012 #4

I was half expecting medieval weapons Brother Buzz Jul 2012 #7

why are those cops wearing camo? BOG PERSON Jul 2012 #8

im hearing Yakov Smirnov in your thread title Enrique Jul 2012 #9

my first thought too... AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #15

Good to see the tables are turned, RebelOne Jul 2012 #11

Whose to say these didn't? Igel Jul 2012 #12

YES!!!! Hahahahah, way to go! Zalatix Jul 2012 #13

I might not be that smart but.. maejay91 Jul 2012 #20

Here's an article from the Houston Chronicle......Ukraine: Clashes in capital over use of Russian MagickMuffin Jul 2012 #21

Thank you maejay91 Jul 2012 #24